diff --git a/pkg/converter/converter.go b/pkg/converter/converter.go
index 9a4d0e4..d5e2cdc 100644
--- a/pkg/converter/converter.go
+++ b/pkg/converter/converter.go
@@ -150,16 +150,10 @@ func (c *Converter) ParseMessage(
 
 	msgParsed, err := parser(message.Value, c.Chain, txResult.Height)
 	if err != nil {
-		if c.Chain.LogUnparsedMessages {
-			c.Logger.Error().Err(err).Str("type", message.TypeUrl).Msg("Error parsing message")
-			return &messages.MsgUnparsedMessage{Error: fmt.Errorf("Error parsing message: %s", err)}
+		return &messages.MsgUnparsedMessage{
+			MsgType: message.TypeUrl,
+			Error:   fmt.Errorf("Error parsing message: %s", err),
 		}
-
-		c.Logger.Debug().
-			Err(err).
-			Str("type", message.TypeUrl).
-			Msg("Not logging unparsed messages, skipping.")
-		return nil
 	} else if msgParsed == nil {
 		c.Logger.Error().Str("type", message.TypeUrl).Msg("Got empty message after parsing")
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/filterer/filterer.go b/pkg/filterer/filterer.go
index d0c8fb6..cf8bd66 100644
--- a/pkg/filterer/filterer.go
+++ b/pkg/filterer/filterer.go
@@ -124,6 +124,19 @@ func (f *Filterer) FilterMessage(message types.Message, internal bool) types.Mes
 		}
 	}
 
+	if unparsedMsg, ok := message.(*messagesPkg.MsgUnparsedMessage); ok {
+		if f.Chain.LogUnparsedMessages {
+			f.Logger.Error().Err(unparsedMsg.Error).Str("type", unparsedMsg.MsgType).Msg("Error parsing message")
+			return message
+		}
+
+		f.Logger.Debug().
+			Err(unparsedMsg.Error).
+			Str("type", unparsedMsg.MsgType).
+			Msg("Not logging unparsed messages, skipping.")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// internal -> filter only if f.Chain.FilterInternalMessages is true
 	// !internal -> filter regardless
 	if !internal || f.Chain.FilterInternalMessages {
diff --git a/pkg/messages/msg_unparsed_message.go b/pkg/messages/msg_unparsed_message.go
index 4211807..4df79cc 100644
--- a/pkg/messages/msg_unparsed_message.go
+++ b/pkg/messages/msg_unparsed_message.go
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type MsgUnparsedMessage struct {
-	Error error
+	MsgType string
+	Error   error
 }
 
 func (m MsgUnparsedMessage) Type() string {